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Adyen is a global financial technology platform providing payments, data, and financial products to major customers including Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft. The company is seeking a Senior Fraud Risk Management Expert to join the Financial Crime Compliance Department in Amsterdam, covering global business operations.
In this role, you will be a hands-on specialist responsible for designing and overseeing end-to-end Fraud Control Frameworks tailored to specific client segments and financial products. You will lead deep-dive Fraud Risk Assessments across diverse fraud typologies including Issuing Fraud, Account Takeover, First-Party Fraud, and Application Fraud, with focus on customer segments, new product launches, payment channel exposures, and usage patterns.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing baseline fraud controls and end-to-end control frameworks for distinct customer segments and products
- Conducting comprehensive fraud risk assessments and evaluations
- Assessing, validating, and monitoring the effectiveness of fraud controls, supporting optimization of detection capabilities and reduction of false positives
- Driving continuous improvement of the Fraud Compliance Framework by identifying gaps, optimizing controls, and coordinating cross-functional initiatives
- Taking full ownership of the External Fraud Policy and associated operational procedures, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards like SIRA
- Partnering with Operations, Product, Risk, and Regulatory teams to develop pragmatic fraud mitigations
- Providing expert fraud insights for regulatory inquiries, scheme reviews, and compliance audits with a global perspective
- Challenging the status quo by identifying innovative ways to manage fraud risk for novel products and channels while balancing regulatory expectations, fraud loss reduction, user experience, and commercial growth
- Designing and delivering specialized training on emerging fraud typologies, scheme rules, and control frameworks across the organization
You will work in a collaborative environment with motivated individuals tackling unique technical challenges at scale, delivering innovative and ethical solutions.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in a fraud risk role with proven track record designing fraud controls, testing control effectiveness by product/segment, and conducting comprehensive fraud risk assessments (e.g., Issuing Fraud, Merchant Fraud)
- Solid foundation in the Financial Services sector (mandatory); deep expertise in the payments industry—specifically acquiring/issuing ecosystems, scheme rules, and fraud typologies—is a significant advantage
- Genuine interest in staying current with latest fraud trends, emerging threat vectors, and regulations, with ability to think critically about their application in fast-scaled platforms
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work across different teams and explain complex fraud/compliance topics clearly; comfort challenging ideas constructively
- Natural problem-solving ability with capacity to analyze data, identify solutions, and drive pragmatic outcomes while managing multiple projects
- Fluent English communication (spoken and written)
- Willingness to relocate to Amsterdam, Netherlands (relocation required if not currently based in the Netherlands; this is a full-time in-office position with no remote-only option)
